He could never appear in another movie again, and still be just as beloved as he was twenty years ago. Vereen reprised his role eight years later on cannells j. Tenspeed and brown shoe was goldblums first leading television role, a handful. The tenspeed and brown shoe tv show was a 60 minute crime drama series on abc about an accountant who dreamt of becoming a private eye like his paperback idol, mark savage. Watch full episodes of tenspeed and brown shoe and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The main title sequence from the 1980, stephen cannellproduced comedydetective series, tenspeed and brown shoe, starring ben vereen and jeff goldblum. Tenspeed and brown shoe season 1 episode 14 diamonds arent. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
The chemistry between detectives ben vereen and jeff goldblum is not only extremely humorous, but also over the top, amazing acting. Nov 22, 20 tenspeed hero is a cycling journal located on the world wide web and a sometimes newspaper located in your mailbox. Jeff goldblum was awesome and cute in portraying his characters naivete while vereen showed his comic side very well with the witty dialog all the actors were blessed to perform. Mantronix retro tv tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 a conman and a accountantwannabe private eye team up to fight c. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show tenspeed and brown shoe anytime, anywhere. Tenspeed and brownshoe with ben vereen and jeff goldblum. Mike post theme from tenspeed and brownshoe sheet music. Tenspeed hero is a cycling journal located on the world wide web and a sometimes newspaper located in your mailbox. Cannell, the detectivethemed comedydrama tenspeed and brown shoe debuted in late january 1980, and initially coasted along on the basis of a massive promotional push by abc. Choose from tenspeed and brownshoe sheet music for such popular songs as theme from tenspeed and brownshoe.
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Home detectives al mz film radio television web comics comics faqs search. Jeff goldblum the grand budapest hotel, jurassic park, in his first starring television role, plays lionel, a brown shoe accountant, who through an unlikely set of circumstances forms a private detective agency with tenspeed, a masterful conman, played by ben vereen roots, all that jazz. Most of the shows creative staff cannell, juanita bartlett, gordon t. Cycling perspectives by visual artists, graphic designers, physicists, mechanics, photographers, and even a couple of cat 4 phenoms. Cannell 19412010 i n this fondly remembered but shortlived 1980 tv show, jeff goldblum starred as the very naive, bored, terminallysquare stockbroker lionel brownshoe whitney with fantasies of becoming a hardboiled private eye like his hero, mark savage. Tenspeed and brown shoe was a short lived series in the early 1980s. A provision contained in an public offering underwriting agreement that gives the underwriter the right to sell the issuer shares at a later date. I really enjoyed the counterplay between vereens character and his parole officer. Apr 21, 2016 he could never appear in another movie again, and still be just as beloved as he was twenty years ago. Watch tenspeed and brown shoe season 1, episode 1 tenspeed and brownshoe. Turner jeff goldblum as lionel whitney richard romanus as tedesco larry manetti as chip vincent 1980 series pilot was not sold as part of the series box set due to too many people own a part of it. Tenspeed and brown shoe is an american detective comedy series originally broadcast by the abc network between january and june 1980.
Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Marker, missing persons, palace guard, renegade, silk stalkings, stingray, tenspeed and. Tenspeed is the realist, while lionel fantasizes of having adventures like the fictional private eye he idolizes, mark savage. Through an unlikely series of circumstances, they form a detective agency. It was one of the 80s classic tv sitcoms even though it only ran for a few seasons and it introduced many fans to jeffs talents as an actor. Before all that though, he was just a regular struggling actor trying for his first real big break, which should have come by way of tenspeed and brown shoe, a comedydrama which aired for just six months in 1980. Rod holcomb with lesley woods katie, rene auberjonois marty boxx, mario roccuzzo gardenia, claude earl jones prof. While the series consisted of a tv movie pilot and just twelve episodes, it was a terrific blend of comedy and drama and had superb acting by ben vereen and jeff goldblum in the two leading roles. I was in college when tenspeed and brown shoe premiered in 1980 and only saw a few episodes but thought it was pretty amusing. Man, i loved tenspeed and brownshoe so much when it came out.
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Tenspeed and brown shoe is an american detectivecomedy series originally broadcast by the abc network between january and june 1980. Jeff goldblum is lionel whitney, a brown shoe accountant. Tenspeed turner ben vereen and stockbroker lionel brown shoe whitney jeff goldblum become partners in a detective agency after theyre caught between american nazis and the underworld. I remember looking forward to wathing the show each week and how disappointed i was when the network tanked it. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series tenspeed and brown shoe. Dawson were veterans of the private detective series the rockford. Tenspeed and brown shoe tv series 19801980 the movie. He teamed up with a conman and master of disguise to form a detective agency. The complete series dvd, 2010, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. The series was created and executive produced by stephen j. Tenspeed turner, an inveterate conman and master of disguise. Creator of many iconic series such as the rockford files, the ateam, the greatest american hero, and many others including this lesser known gem.
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